When I was 7, my cousin and I were featured in the Redding Record Searchlight for “keeping lemonade stands alive.” We claimed we had worked very hard all morning squeezing lemons for our fresh juice, when, in fact, as we spoke to the journalist, my mom was mixing water with Crystal Light packets in the kitchen. Regardless, [...]
October 31, 2010 | Posted in
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This week on Good Food with Evan Kleiman, we’ll take a tour of L.A.’s haunted restaurants. Plus a look at farmers markets in the aftermath of the expose that revealed widespread fraud. And Jonathan Gold stops by with a restaurant for us to try.
October 30, 2010 | Posted in
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You'd expect Jackie Beat, L.A. drag queen extraordinaire, to have an over-the-top house. But in the kitchen, visitors will find a method to the drag madness. Collections are organized and displayed by theme or color: dog figurines in a shadow box in the hallway, glass objects catching sunlight here on the kitchen windowsill. Here's a [...]
October 30, 2010 | Posted in
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Want to try tastes from 30 Great Chefs of L.A. and also benefit the Kidney Foundation? "Top Chef’s" Stefan Richter and Candice Kumai are hosting the Nov. 7 Go Green, Go Organic tasting event, with chef of honor Jimmy Shaw of Loteria. Other chefs include Josie Le Balch, Mary Sue Milliken, Celestino Drago, as well [...]
October 29, 2010 | Posted in
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Your family wants barbecue, but you, naturally, want to eat Mexican. Two new inter-connected restaurants coming to Sepulveda, co-owned by Mario Ernst, the heir to Dinah’s family restaurant, will attempt to solve your dilemma. Separated only by a curtain, but with their own kitchens, bars, and hosts, Crossroads BBQ and Bubba Diego’s are currently under [...]
October 29, 2010 | Posted in
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Earlier this month, in celebration of National Noodle Day, House of An put out a call to home chefs for unique noodle recipes to compete in the inaugural House of An "Noodle-Off" recipe contest. Established in 1971, House of An is the umbrella name for a group of restaurants that includes Crustacean restaurant in Beverly [...]
October 29, 2010 | Posted in
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In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. “And if you need the address of a place to eat soup dumplings, tlayudas or charcoal-grilled hagfish, feel free to …
October 29, 2010 | Posted in
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If you’re still looking for something to do in the fair weather we’ll have tonight, check out Yamashiro’s Farmers’ Market before it closes up shop for the rest of the year. I went two weeks ago when it was chilly and a bit drizzly, and still had a rockin’ time with Conbon, Jennio and Goldmember. [...]
October 28, 2010 | Posted in
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Dorie Greenspan is best known for her cookbooks on baking. Her latest book is Around My French Table. In this week’s sideDish, she shares a recipe for a stuffed pumpkin dish.
October 28, 2010 | Posted in
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A new wine store named Monopole looks set to debut next to Pasadena’s Elements Kitchen sometime around November 13th. The business plans to curate a selection of unique wines that spans the globe in origin, as well as a tasting house and online store. They also have a blog that thanks the soon-to-be-terminated governor and [...]
October 28, 2010 | Posted in
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